Gentiana andrewsii Anisacanthus For the spring garden

For the spring garden

The clumps are topped from June through August with narrow pinkish-purple bells

The double forms are especially beautiful

over-the-top mid-spring flowers

Gentiana andrewsii Anisacanthus For the spring gardenGentiana andrewsii is a splendid North American native gentian that hails from the colder regions of the country Canada south to Missouri. The 18" slightly lax stems arise from a dormant rosette in spring, clothed in pinky shaped glossy green leaves. In late September and October, the clumps are topped with hummingbird attracting clusters of blue lavender flowers resembling a mini southern bottle tree. In the garden, it prefers slightly moist alkaline